I think it is a scam what do you think? please read?

Question

got a letter in the mail today telling me to send $1.00 to the 6 people on the list . after i do so i would be added to the list. than they want me to print 200 letter asking people to send me 1.00 and they will be added to the list. has anyone ever heard of this? do u think it is a scam or would you do it?

Answer 1

It is a pyramid scam and only work if everyone gives the money (which rarely happens).  I wouldn't do it.  Also $200 does not cover the time it would take to do 200 letters and envelopes.

Answer 2

If it quacks like a duck

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Everyone is getting them, but I haven't heard from anyone who actually made $$ from it.

You can try this. They don’t ask for a credit card or any money, like the scam sites. You won’t get rich though. It’s about $100 per week. They pay by Paypal and check. I have posted pictures of Paypal payments I have received, as proof.

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Answer 5

This is a scam.

It is legal because you are paying for a service (having your name placed on a mailing list).

Answer 6

Its a scam. In an age of downsizing, layoffs, and the need for extra income, the idea of working from home can be very attractive. There's no long commute, you can work the hours you want, and if you believe the spam e-mails that land in your inbox, you can make a very good income. It's true that there are many legitimate works from home opportunities. But there are also plenty of scams, up to 300 at any one time, according to the Office of Fair Trading. This will help you sort the wheat from the chaff.

Be especially careful of any companies - both on and off the internet - which requests your money up-front - be it for registration, stock, materials, etc.

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http://legit--home--jobs.blogspot.com/

'Envelope stuffing' can be a classic example - when you respond to a home working advert you'll be asked to send a registration fee to receive details about earning money at home by stuffing envelopes for mail order companies.

Sounds good so far - BUT all you'll receive in return for your fee is a letter telling you to put an advert up in your local newsagent or post office, asking people to send you a registration fee. These days all commercial mailings are automated and there is no requirement for home workers in the envelope stuffing field.

Another popular con-trick is to offer simple assembly work at home - this can be anything from greeting cards to gifts or crafts, but again you'll probably be asked to pay up-front for materials. You are then likely to find that the materials you receive will be worth a fraction of what you've paid, and when you've finished the assembly or painting work and send it off, you won't receive any payment as your efforts are likely to be rejected and returned to you as 'sub-standard' or 'failed quality control'.

Answer 7

Oldest scam in the world:  it's called a chain letter, aka pyramid scheme.

Answer 8

It's a scam.  It's called a pyramid scheme.  Don't do it.  Check out this wikipedia article about it.

"Over 96% of the people who get involved in pyramid schemes never recoup their initial investment."

Answer 9

Don't do it.

Think about it, if you START this, it is good for you but if you are receiving it later, it is not so good -

If one person started it and it spread to every person in the world, the world will run out of people and those at the bottom won't have anyone left to send THEM money. It's called a Ponzi scheme.

Answer 10

Chain letter.

Scam.

Illegal in many areas.